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A street procession scene with a large printed banner on a wooden frame carried among crowds under trees. The banner shows a deity murti pair seated on a throne, decorated with garlands of yellow and orange flowers and a red-and-white backdrop, with a small Shiva lingam and offerings in front. Devotees in white shirts, a man in a cap, and others in red and orange stand in the foreground, and orange saffron flags rise at right. A printed caption along the banner's base reads in Kannada script. The banner is a printed picture, not a person. No a person candidate is clearly visible.

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A street procession on a tree-lined road with a large crowd of men and boys. In the foreground, a young man in a grey-and-white striped shirt holds a saffron-orange flag on a wooden pole, and a man in a pink shirt beside him has orange marks on his face. Behind them, a tall red-bordered banner shows a painted deity pair under an ornate arch, a figure in red and gold with a crown and a companion in white and red garlands, carried on wooden poles with yellow barricades. Spectators in white shirts and caps line the road, and orange flags flutter at left.2011-05-24A crowd of men gathers on a roadside beneath large shade trees during a procession. In the centre, a large banner shows a smiling figure wearing an orange-saffron head wrap and orange garments, beside a decorated deity image with flower garlands; the banner carries Kannada text. Several uniformed police officers in khaki stand among the crowd, some holding batons. Men in white shirts, red and blue shirts, and light-coloured clothing stand close together, some with orange marks on their foreheads. Overhead power lines cross the bright sky.2011-05-24January 29 20102010-01-29Outdoor photograph of a street procession at a temple-style ratha/chariot canopy under trees. Two deity murtis, one male with a tall crown and one female, are decorated with garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers and sit beneath the canopy. Several people stand close to the ratha, including a man in white shirt and dhoti on the left, and devotees in white with orange shawls, a woman in a green sari and a woman in a teal sari. A large printed portrait of a bearded figure in white headwear is mounted on a pole near the ratha, with a second framed portrait nearby and an orange flag beside the canopy. Coloured banners line the road in the background.2006-11-01February 02 20072007-02-02A dense street crowd of men and some women fills a roadway during a festival procession in India. Foreground men wear a red shirt, a navy and red cap, striped and checked shirts and white dhotis. A decorated float on the right has a red cloth with a golden emblem and a black canopy edged with red fringe. Rows of orange triangular bunting stretch across the sky above, and trees line the left side of the road.2011-10-15January 22 20102010-01-22A street procession in India, with a decorated palanquin carried on poles at its centre. The palanquin is draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands and has a gold-fringed canopy above it. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with red cloth sashes, stand on and beside the palanquin. Red flags on poles flank the procession, and uniformed police officers walk along the road. A large crowd of onlookers fills the street, including women in colourful saris and a woman in a purple sari. Behind, another decorated chariot with a golden canopy is visible, and a large portrait of a man appears on a building banner at the right.2016-04-18November 05 20062006-11-05October 20 20062006-10-20Outdoor temple procession at dusk in a street, with a ornate wooden palanquin (ratha) covered in garlands of white, yellow and purple flowers around a deity murti. A shirtless man in white dhoti stands beside the palanquin, another man in white shirt and dhoti holds papers near its roof, and a bare-chested man in a dhoti and orange cloth over his shoulder walks in front. Devotees in saffron and orange clothes, some with rudraksha malas and white-painted foreheads, carry plates of fruit and offerings. Behind them a red wall has large banners showing a bearded figure in a crown and orange robes, with Tamil text. Electric pole and trees visible.2018-01-16Night photograph of a dense crowd of men, women and children moving through an open ground near a golden-framed float. On the float stand two decorated deity murti, a male and a female figure with crowns, garlands and red and gold robes, flanked by hanging flower garlands. A framed portrait is set beside the float. Many men in white shirts and dhotis carry small booklets or papers. Some women wear saris and salwar kameez. Stalls with lights line the left edge and large banana-leaf plants stand at the right.2010-01-22 +1 copies